Weekend ramblings

Seems like weekends are never enough time. I have plans for all that needs to get done, but rarely get to it all.  

I was out on Saturday for a nice bike ride. It was a little cloudy in the morning, but low 50s and enjoyable.

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I had to wear more layers than earlier this week.

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I put a filter on that picture and my teeth look blue. I don’t have any clue what I’m doing with filters 😀

John was away this weekend and I spent a lot of time with Mama Radiance.  We went to a craft show where I bought Christmas gifts.  I am on a roll with gifts!  I would show them, but the recipients might be reading 😉

We stopped for coffee at Spektor. We went in the back entrance and they had a large mural painted on the building of a coffee roaster.

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Isn’t that cool? I wish it could be on the street front to see it more often.

Couple more of my 365 group pictures.  Saturday was Strings and I took a picture of my guitar using macro.

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I wish I had thought to dust off the guitar first. I don’t touch the body that much at the neck. I like this shot and I find it interesting how the strings look wider when they are out of focus. I don’t understand why that is. So much to learn with this camera, but I am loving it so much! I really should have bought it sooner.

Sunday’s prompt was Crave.  My mom met me for bagels on Sunday morning. 

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Blueberry bagel. It was tasty.

Crockpot for dinner today and to make a couple meals for this week. I made this chili, but used Morningstar Griller Crumbles so it would be vegetarian for John to eat when he got home.  I love how easy it is and so tasty!

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Eaten in front of the TV while watching the Broncos. Too bad their unbeaten streak is over 🙁

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The last purchase of candy corn until next October.  This was 75% off, too!  Must ration carefully. Can I please have a couple more weekend days?

17 thoughts on “Weekend ramblings

  1. debby

    LOL. I succumbed to the discount candy corn today too… Brach’s 🙂

    Your picture and the rain outside tonight is definitely putting me in the mood for chili!

    So glad you’re getting to bike. I see on the sign that you can do snowshoeing and X-C skiing at that reserve. Have you ever tried that? Think of all the great pictures you could get for the blog 🙂

    1. Lori Post author

      We have thought about the cross country skiing. We need to find some used skis and give it a shot. I did cross country once and enjoyed it. I did down hill once and hated it. Snow shoeing is too hard LOL!

      1. Jeannie/Qlts2Slo

        It’s been years … okay, decades, since I skied. I too hated downhill and loved cross-country, but only if the trails were groomed – meaning there were cross-country tracks to slide in. Never liked the skating method.

        Really enjoying your 365 photos.

  2. debby

    Long ago I tried downhill a couple of times and loved it! Then I tried cross country and hated it–too hard. I’ve never tried show shoeing. I’ll take your word for it that its too hard 🙂

  3. Helen

    I thought of you when I walked in the store the other day and they had stacks of candy corn with a sign that said “12 cents per bag.” I did not succumb but wanted to just based on the price!

    We’ve been spoiled with the warmer fall and had such a cool down overnight when I walked outside for my run this morning I was confused. I went back in and put on a much heavier jacket then ended up being too warm. Like you grateful to be able to be outside and not on a machine!

    You’re getting some great shots with that camera even if you don’t understand it all yet 🙂

    1. Lori Post author

      I think it is dumb luck on some of the photos. Sometimes I can figure out what I did and other times I think how did that happen? Maybe this winter I will take a class if I can find one locally. I thought about online classes, but really think I need a hands on for the camera.

  4. L

    That chili looks yummy! So glad we are getting an extended fall in NEPA. Summer wasn’t all that long…

  5. deb

    I watched that game too … so sad!! But you know it was mistake after mistake with the fouls.. it adds up. Hugs! deb

  6. Ali @ Peaches and Football

    I bought a bag of the pumpkin spice Hershey kisses because they were only $1 and they weren’t bad although Ben said he would have liked milk chocolate centers instead of the white chocolate.

    Weren’t the 50 degree temps nice?! I wish those would stick around for another 3-4 weeks 🙂

  7. Biz

    I wish weekends were longer too! My Mom and I are going to a crap (craft) fair in a couple weeks. We call them crap fairs because when my niece was little when we told her we were going to a craft fair she said “I love crap fairs!” and it stuck ever since. 😀

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